What's cooler . . .
. . . than a hot rod? A very special rod under construction at my brother-in-law's shop. Old school, '30 body on a '32 frame. The trunk lid . . . . . . will be louvered; the hood will likely receive the same treatment. Bug-eye headlights . . . . . . not q...
I will just have the time to let the beard grow, and we'll have a road test
À la ZZ Top! ;) Superb project, I must say... Its owner will certainly be crazy to have to wait so long to enjoy it! Best, Nicolas
Looks like a handmade watch. I mean car...
All the joints and axles are all polished. Look at the differential. It's all polished. I love nice brakes. I can just look at the Wilwood brakes all day.
In case you're wondering about the watch . . .
. . . my brother-in-law wears while working on rods, it's . . . . . . an Azimuth. Happy Thanksgiving a day late, Patrick! Rooting for Stanford today? Art ...
Nice Aviator!
Actually didn't watch the Stanford game. Ended up watching the Boston Celtics play the Chicago Bulls on TV. Celtics lost. Bulls won.
French Hot Rod? There's an engine for it...
A strange story; a French V8...that started as a Ford and ultimately ended up as a Chrysler, in Brazil. :-) copyright: me! :-) ...
Jeez, I'd completely forgotten . . .
. . . about Simca. Aluminum hemi heads? 2.4 liters?? In a V-8??? That's what's coming up after searching the Internet . . .
So had I, until I...
..bumped into a pack of Vedettes at a local French Car day recently. I am not too familiar with the whole Simca/Ford/Brazil thing and it seems pretty convoluted, but I think it goes something like this: Ford had a factory near Paris, which they sold to Si...
